Lab tests CPT 84402 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Free testosterone test cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient

In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for free testosterone test as an inpatient: from $22.67 to $149.58, with a median of $51.50. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas West Hospital and 1 other hospital — $28.83 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $43.05 at 44 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 84402, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.

Lowest$22.67Saint Thomas West Hospital + 1 more
Median$51.50half pay less
Highest$149.58in this market
Difference6.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.

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Lowest $22.67Highest $149.58

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Saint Thomas West Hospital lowest Harding Pk Nashville, TN TESTOSTERONE FREE $22.67 $75.55 $22.92–$74.50 70% —
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Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital lowest Murfreesboro, TN TESTOSTERONE FREE $22.67 $75.55 $22.92–$67.25 70% —
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Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville, TN TESTOSTERONE FREE FEMALE/CHILD $27.24 $90.80 $22.92–$89.46 70% —
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Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro, TN TESTOSTERONE FREE FEMALE/CHILD $27.24 $90.80 $22.92–$89.46 70% —
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Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN HC TESTOSTERONE FREE $80.33 $277.00 $24.14–$221.60 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN HC TESTOSTERONE FREE $149.58 $277.00 $24.14–$221.60 46% Oct 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $22.67, median $51.50, highest $149.58 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $51.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

The free testosterone test measures testosterone not bound to proteins. It is used when total testosterone (84403) is borderline or protein levels are abnormal.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.